big blue bar Posted February 12, 2011 Report Posted February 12, 2011 was at the loft today and noticed one of the sets off y/birds were not the color i was expecting red ch hen and a dark ch cock have a blue and a mealy in the nest . how can this be ?
billt Posted February 12, 2011 Report Posted February 12, 2011 was at the loft today and noticed one of the sets off y/birds were not the color i was expecting red ch hen and a dark ch cock have a blue and a mealy in the nest . how can this be ?Thats right, Mealy is a cock and Bl. is a hen
dal2 Posted February 12, 2011 Report Posted February 12, 2011 Thats right, Mealy is a cock and Bl. is a henYe! Have a family o Kirkpatricks that fling the blue frae mealy and red
billt Posted February 12, 2011 Report Posted February 12, 2011 Ye! Have a family o Kirkpatricks that fling the blue frae mealy and redYes, always hens
dal2 Posted February 12, 2011 Report Posted February 12, 2011 Yes, always hensProbs mate but really huvnae takin much noticeb o the sex but know there is some table that you can refer to!Its funny how some families consitently throw colours from unusual pairs? I have a mealy pied han and a strawberry mealy cock at the mo and they have a gay blue pied in nest so wot sex?
billt Posted February 12, 2011 Report Posted February 12, 2011 Probs mate but really huvnae takin much noticeb o the sex but know there is some table that you can refer to!Its funny how some families consitently throw colours from unusual pairs? I have a mealy pied han and a strawberry mealy cock at the mo and they have a gay blue pied in nest so wot sex?That will be a hen
yeboah Posted February 12, 2011 Report Posted February 12, 2011 Last year i paired a dark hen that was a gift from a friend bred from the mother of his 1st open tours hen paired onto a dark wf cock the youngster they produced i would struggle to describe the colouring ,it is a stunner ,either what would be termed a mosaic or a barless mealy with gold tips on its flights if i new how to download a picture would post it but no nae brainbox wae computers could take a photo and email to fellow member if they could post
big blue bar Posted February 12, 2011 Author Report Posted February 12, 2011 how do u know the mealy will be a cock ? does the g/parents have any say in the colors the cock was off a red cock and a bl pied hen and the hen is of two reds
billt Posted February 12, 2011 Report Posted February 12, 2011 Last year i paired a dark hen that was a gift from a friend bred from the mother of his 1st open tours hen paired onto a dark wf cock the youngster they produced i would struggle to describe the colouring ,it is a stunner ,either what would be termed a mosaic or a barless mealy with gold tips on its flights if i new how to download a picture would post it but no nae brainbox wae computers could take a photo and email to fellow member if they could post Sounds nice, did it retain its colour through the moult and what sex is it?
dal2 Posted February 12, 2011 Report Posted February 12, 2011 Sounds nice, did it retain its colour through the moult and what sex is it?I have a chequer cock that is three yr old and up to this last autumn remained a cheq(darker but not dark)now after this moult has toches o red in the cheq makin him look bronze!!!He is a Delbar from old Jack Roberts stuff which wer all blues and cheqs tae my knowledge!!!!. His sire scored three times frae Tours for us 600mile+ and he looked identical until this change?
billt Posted February 12, 2011 Report Posted February 12, 2011 I have a chequer cock that is three yr old and up to this last autumn remained a cheq(darker but not dark)now after this moult has toches o red in the cheq makin him look bronze!!!He is a Delbar from old Jack Roberts stuff which wer all blues and cheqs tae my knowledge!!!!. His sire scored three times frae Tours for us 600mile+ and he looked identical until this change?I Thought the old Delbars had a touch of bronze in them, My avatar is a 9 yr.old Busschaert cock with bronze in the right wing but not in the left
yeboah Posted February 12, 2011 Report Posted February 12, 2011 Sounds nice, did it retain its colour through the moult and what sex is it?Still same colour and it is a cock bird
Rooster J. Cogburn Posted February 12, 2011 Report Posted February 12, 2011 I have a chequer cock that is three yr old and up to this last autumn remained a cheq(darker but not dark)now after this moult has toches o red in the cheq makin him look bronze!!!He is a Delbar from old Jack Roberts stuff which wer all blues and cheqs tae my knowledge!!!!. His sire scored three times frae Tours for us 600mile+ and he looked identical until this change? JL had some red doos as well I've been told Stevie Its funny though doos changing colour.I had a blue wf young cock that became a blue yearling cock. Another one of the many mysteries surrounding our feathered friends
dal2 Posted February 12, 2011 Report Posted February 12, 2011 Still same colour and it is a cock birdMail me the photos mike and i wil stick them on the morra!
yeboah Posted February 12, 2011 Report Posted February 12, 2011 Mail me the photos mike and i wil stick them on the morra!Working the morra steven if i get back in daylight will take photo and e mail to you will also do same with parents thanks .
dal2 Posted February 12, 2011 Report Posted February 12, 2011 Working the morra steven if i get back in daylight will take photo and e mail to you will also do same with parents thanks .You preachin at the Kirk Michael!!!!! SUNDAYS!
billt Posted February 12, 2011 Report Posted February 12, 2011 how do u know the mealy will be a cock ? does the g/parents have any say in the colors the cock was off a red cock and a bl pied hen and the hen is of two redsNo, the g/parents colour does not alter the fact, it's the parents colour that determines the outcome, some colours are sex-linked and thats why they can only be cocks or hens in certain combinations
Guest Freebird Posted February 12, 2011 Report Posted February 12, 2011 was at the loft today and noticed one of the sets off y/birds were not the color i was expecting red ch hen and a dark ch cock have a blue and a mealy in the nest . how can this be ?Cock must carry bar. Mealy will be a cock and blue bar will be a hen.
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